A postdoctoral researcher with a strong background in numerical methods and scientific programming for high-throughput analysis applications. Implemented multiscale modelling techniques and topology optimisation techniques for analysing a compliant fairing for folding wingtips on aircraft.
Skills
Mathematical Modelling
Numerical Simulation
Technical Publication
Programming – Python, MATLAB
High-Performance Computing
Finite Element Analysis – Abaqus, Nastran
Computer-Aided Design (CAD) – Inventor, GMSH
Experiences
Postdoctoral Research AssociateJan 2025 – Present University of Bristol, UK
Continuing to develop Python scripts for modelling, simulation and optimisation of compliant fairings for folding wingtip joints, working towards a fluid-structure interaction study in collaboration with an aerodynamicist.
Doctoral ResearcherSep 2020 – Dec 2024 University of Bristol, UK
Developed Python scripts for modelling, simulation and optimisation of compliant fairings for folding wingtip joints – these include developing multiscale finite element analysis techniques that reduce computational costs and topology optimisation techniques for spatially tailoring fairing geometry.
Visiting ResearcherSep 2023 – Dec 2023 University of Canterbury, New Zealand
Developed Python scripts for tracing the streamlines of the strain field on a deformed fairing for folding wingtip joints to improve its compliance by spatially tailoring its material orientation.
Teaching AssistantSep 2021 – Jan 2024 University of Bristol, UK
Developed a MATLAB application with a Graphical User Interface (GUI) to teach beam analysis techniques to undergraduate students through a model-based visual demonstration. Delivered tutorials for Engineering Mathematics courses and assessed coursework for Dynamics courses.
Research InternJun 2019 – Aug 2019 University of Bristol, UK
Derived mathematical formulation for evaluating equivalent stiffness properties of an accordion cellular core.
Vehicle Engineering Summer ProgrammeJul 2018 – Jul 2018 Beijing Institute of Technology, China
Structured learning on automotive design, including practical sessions on the assembly of full-scale components and site visits to domestic manufacturers.
Airworthiness Engineering InternAug 2017 – Sep 2017 Maldivian Airline, Maldives
Assisted in reviewing airworthiness directives, monitoring engine performance trends, and scheduling aircraft inspections for airworthiness compliance.
TechnicianSep 2015 – Sep 2016 Dhiraagu, Maldives
Installed and maintained telecommunication networks between exchanges and customer installations.
Qualifications
PhD in Advanced CompositesOct 2020 – Dec 2024 University of Bristol, UK
Created Python scripts to apply multiscale modelling techniques for finite element (FE) analysis of a morphing fairing with a spatially tailored geometry for folding wingtip joints – structuring the code for parallel executions on computer clusters managed by SLURM.
Master's Degree in Aerospace EngineeringSep 2016 – Jul 2020 University of Bristol, UK
Investigated a novel pivoting-rib architecture with a compliant skin for folding wingtip fairings and later published this research in the Journal of Aerospace Science and Technology.
N. M. Mahid, M. Schenk, B. Titurus, and B. K. S. Woods, "Parametric design studies of GATOR morphing fairings for folding wingtip joints," Smart Materials and Structures, vol. 34, no. 2, p. 25049, Jan. 2025,
DOI: 10.1088/1361-665x/adad21.
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N. M. Mahid, M. Schenk, B. Titurus, and B. K. S. Woods, "Parametric Studies of Flexible Sandwich Panels As a Compliant Fairing for Folding Wingtip Joints", Proceedings of the ASME 2023 Conference on Smart Materials, Adaptive Structures and Intelligent Systems, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Sep. 2023.
DOI: 10.1115/smasis2023-110481
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N. M. Mahid and B. K. S. Woods, "Initial exploration of a compliance‑based morphing fairing concept for hinged aerodynamic surfaces", Journal of Aerospace Science and Technology, vol. 136, p. 108244, Mar. 2023.
DOI: 10.1016/j.ast.2023.108244
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Codebases
Solid_to_Shell_Homogenisation
– Python scripts for homogenising the stiffness response of a panel's unitcell into equivalent shell stiffness, which can be used to define constitutive properties of a shell model representing large structures.